WW2 letters

A woman at work in America.

Write a letter to a friend or family member. Think of what might be in a letter like this: it would be on a specific date & from a specific city. this letter might describe your hopes, feelings, expectations, fears, etc. It might reference current events (or, then-current events), technology, or politicians. It might describe people, places, settings, technology and more. It might include the other person's life, perspective or questions. In fact, the person the letter is written to might be one of the people on that list!

Helpful links:
http://www.teacheroz.com/WWII_Oral_History.htm
http://www.war-letters.com/


1. Who you are & how you decided:

A young 19 year old American girl. I got married a few months ago because my lover was going to war.

I was planning on joining the WACS but I was too young. They had changed the date to 21 years old. So, instead I joined the Civilian Defense.

I learned to identify airplanes and learn the plan of attacks in case another attack similar to Pearl Harbor were to happen.

Semester DOS, Blog #15

* Modern ideas of war & war crimes

My humanities teacher posed a great question. What do you do after a war?

After World War Two, the Allied Forces held tribunals in Nuremberg, Germany.
In this trial there were 22 most powerful captured Nazi leaders. Among them were, Karl Doenitz, Frank Hans, Frick Wilhelm.
During the trials they were asked about their actions with the Nazi Party. For example, Hermann Goering, a political, military and Nazi Party leader, perhaps the only one that could give a clear understanding of the ideas of the Nazi Party, MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: And upon coming to power you also considered it immediately necessary to establish concentration camps to take care of your incorrigible opponents?

GOERING: I have already stated that the reason for the concentration camps was not because it could be said, "Here are a number of people who are opposed to us and they must be taken into protective custody." Rather they were set up as a lightning measure against the functionaries of the Communist Party who were attacking us in the thousands, and who, since they were taken into protective custody, were not put in prison. But it was necessary, as I said, to erect a camp for themone, two, or three camps. (Cross Examination of Hermann Goering (1))

This was a question asked to Hermann Goering. what i found interesting is that in a 4 day tribunal there were only a few questions asked concerning the deaths of millions of Jews.

He, along with ten other Nazi leaders were condemned, yet Goering committed suicide two hours before his execution. 

   

Semester DOS, Honors History #2

The Great War was incredibly significant in terms of men and materials lost, in the downfall of empires, and most importantly in the setting up of World War II. With over 10 million dead after the war, England and France, in particular, lost an entire generation of men who would fill leadership positions. If it weren't for their mistakes we would have never progressed. It’s all about being the cruelest in the battlefield. That is why WWI is important in the terms of the Art of War.

We all they know that the most powerful countries will define the new policies or the new guidelines for a World Order. United States has a way of controlling people as does North Korea. It’s a very powerful weapon called fear. During the recession between WWI and WWII, the United States imposed a Dollar Diplomacy, which basically threatens other to make business. It is not that United States needs much of this power. It just wants a clear and strong control on other countries, to prevent them from gaining interest in power and a leading position of nations.

The Iraq war, which also includes the Afghanistan war, is an example of a two faced war. On one side, America is fighting for their safety, to prevent further attacks to their homeland. The other side, they also want to take some of their oil, while no one is watching it. I know there is an argument on this issue yet we can never deny that we are taking advantage of our overstayed welcome. Have we always taken advantage of other countries? Or, is it a product of war?
Alliances are the most important thing to have in war. This is not an opinion, it is a fact. Armory is vital yet if you don’t have compatible weapons but your best friend does, then you are set. You will perhaps start a remake of World War One. Having the right allies will eventually bring you a lot of help because other counties will not dare attack you. But your great ally will also take your resources or exploit you to receive a fair pay for protecting you.
What is technology? It helps you create new ideas, products and weapons for newer generations. Technology is the main component of progression, or progression brings technology. Nothing will exist if it weren’t for technology, but things can’t exist if we have it. Technology has a great role when it comes to disappearing things, places or people. The firebombing of Dresden is considered as an event for weapon testing. Firebombs had never been used before and this was a test to see how effective the weapon was. The firebombs were very efficient. Events like these will help further generations or levels of war.

Semester DOS, Blog #14

Welcome back from One World Week, Spring Break, and Ampersand craziness. Now it's time for some good old history.

Answer each of the following, and cite statistics or sources wherever appropriate:

1. What are the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2?

World War One

World War One is one of the deadliest war in history, yet it only lasted four years.

This war included many new war techniques such as the tanks, but they were mainly useless.

The tanks were not well maneuvered in the battlefield. 

Works Cited
1918, and it lay in ruins. "First World War Casualties." History Learning Sitehttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm>

World War Two

The United States of America started the Manhattan Project. On October 11, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed to start a program that would develop an atomic bomb. This program became known as the Manhattan Project.

Works Cited

">"World War 2." ">World War 2">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2010.

2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?

World War One

World War Two

I would like to learn about Kaiser Wilhelm II, and his contributions to the war. How did Hitler accomplish many of his goals? How did he win people over?

3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.

World War One started of by a simple reason, some may argue very immature and stupid event. The assassination of  Franz Ferdinand. Yet at that time people thought that was an important event, and indeed it is. Today we are fighting two wars. I believe it is useless and for reasons that are non important. many think it is important.